The story behind the Jaguar XJ220 is an inspiring one.
Professor Jim Randall, the head of Jaguar's engineering
department started the ball rolling by sketching out some ideas
whilst on a Christmas holiday in the 1980s. It was the stuff
of fantasies - V12, 4WD, slippery body with ground effects.
Together with colleagues in the 'Saturday Club' at Jaguar, so
called because they met out of hours and at weekends to work on
unofficial pet projects, they toyed with the idea until Jaguar
started getting excited by the idea properly and official plans
were put in place to build what was to be the fastest ever road
car.
The Birmingham Motor Show in 1988 saw the unveiling of the powered concept with the design featuring a V12, fuel injected, 48 valve 530BHP engine delivering its output to all four wheels. Ultimately, the use of the V6 allowed the chassis to be shortened, although the proportions of this car are still truly impressive. The engine sits behind the two seat cabin, with a tiny boot available behind that. The styling is heavily influenced by the need to cool the highly tuned engine and also to provide sufficient downforce to keep the car steady at the 217mph top speed.
Chassis 220620 was born on 18th March, 1994 in the TWR headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire and released from the factory with delivery mileage of just 382km. It was then subsequently decommissioned three months later but re-instated again in November 1996 when it was purchased by Mr. R. Colton who exported the vehicle out of the UK to Guernsey for a period. UK vat was not paid at the time of export although the car was registered in the UK temporarily by the DVLA and 'P443 MXP' was temporarily issued.
Following that period, the car was destined to live in France at the Colton family holiday residence where it has remained to this day. During its time in France, 220620 was maintained by 'JFC Automobiles Jaguar' of Tours, France.
Upon its return to the UK a few months ago, 220620 was given to Jaguar XJ220 authority, Don Law Racing with instructions to "bring her up to speed" in preparation for sale. Over £25,000 has been subsequently spent to include a major service, new fuel cells, clutch and hoses to name but a few. A copy of this important invoice is supplied for inspection.
This visceral motorcar is one of just eleven lefthand drive XJ220 cars finished in Daytona Black and making her extremely rare indeed.
Not only does the odometer read just 16,798km, it is presented in immaculate condition throughout and has had just one owner over the last 19 years making 220620 very special indeed.
As you would expect with a completely original and well maintained XJ220, enclosed within the history file can be found the original Jaguar Sport build record sheet and the original thank you letter from Project XJ220 Ltd. signed by Howard Davies. Also enclosed is the original vehicle shipment authority, the original release note from the Browns Lane factory on collection day, the original temporary registration document and the original leather wallet containing all handbooks and owners manuals.
Interested parties should note that if this car is permanently imported into the UK then vat will be applicable and charged at 20% of the hammer price.
The Birmingham Motor Show in 1988 saw the unveiling of the powered concept with the design featuring a V12, fuel injected, 48 valve 530BHP engine delivering its output to all four wheels. Ultimately, the use of the V6 allowed the chassis to be shortened, although the proportions of this car are still truly impressive. The engine sits behind the two seat cabin, with a tiny boot available behind that. The styling is heavily influenced by the need to cool the highly tuned engine and also to provide sufficient downforce to keep the car steady at the 217mph top speed.
Chassis 220620 was born on 18th March, 1994 in the TWR headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire and released from the factory with delivery mileage of just 382km. It was then subsequently decommissioned three months later but re-instated again in November 1996 when it was purchased by Mr. R. Colton who exported the vehicle out of the UK to Guernsey for a period. UK vat was not paid at the time of export although the car was registered in the UK temporarily by the DVLA and 'P443 MXP' was temporarily issued.
Following that period, the car was destined to live in France at the Colton family holiday residence where it has remained to this day. During its time in France, 220620 was maintained by 'JFC Automobiles Jaguar' of Tours, France.
Upon its return to the UK a few months ago, 220620 was given to Jaguar XJ220 authority, Don Law Racing with instructions to "bring her up to speed" in preparation for sale. Over £25,000 has been subsequently spent to include a major service, new fuel cells, clutch and hoses to name but a few. A copy of this important invoice is supplied for inspection.
This visceral motorcar is one of just eleven lefthand drive XJ220 cars finished in Daytona Black and making her extremely rare indeed.
Not only does the odometer read just 16,798km, it is presented in immaculate condition throughout and has had just one owner over the last 19 years making 220620 very special indeed.
As you would expect with a completely original and well maintained XJ220, enclosed within the history file can be found the original Jaguar Sport build record sheet and the original thank you letter from Project XJ220 Ltd. signed by Howard Davies. Also enclosed is the original vehicle shipment authority, the original release note from the Browns Lane factory on collection day, the original temporary registration document and the original leather wallet containing all handbooks and owners manuals.
Interested parties should note that if this car is permanently imported into the UK then vat will be applicable and charged at 20% of the hammer price.